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Google Australia chief wants NBN benefits to flow
Search engine's new Australian boss frustrated economic benefits are not being recognised.
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Please explain: job seeker exercises right to look at files
Is Adam Ezekiel arrogant, or a genius – and do either explain why he can’t find a job?
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Adobe hacked: customer data, source code accessed
Adobe has revealed it was the victim of sophisticated cyber attacks on its networks.
Top Stories
Leadership
Google Australia chief wants NBN benefits to flow
12:36 AM Maile Carnegie left a 21-year career at Procter & Gamble to run Google Australia. She talks to Lia Timson in her first interview since taking up the post.
Privacy
Russia may spy on Olympic athletes, visitors
10:43 AM Russia has installed surveillance systems at the site of next year's Winter Olympics that will allow it to listen in on athletes and visitors, security analysts say.
Spending
New devices to drive global IT spending to $4 trillion in 2014
10:30 AM Global spending on IT is expected to reach $4 trillion in 2014, driven by growth in connected devices ranging from jewellery to refrigerators.
Broadband
Affordable internet alliance to drive down broadband prices
Lia Timson 1:29 PM The father of the world wide web and some of ithe internet's most influential interests are joining forces to drive the cost of universal broadband access down and eliminate the world's digital divide.
Business
Cisco, Google, SAP discussing BlackBerry bids: sources
11:54 AM BlackBerry is in talks with Cisco, Google and SAP about selling to them all or parts of itself, says sources.
Jobs
Please explain: job seeker exercises right to look at files
Sylvia Pennington Is Adam Ezekiel arrogant, or a genius – and does either opinion explain why he can’t find a job?
Broadband
Ziggy Switkowski is back: dumped Telstra boss appointed NBN chair
He was dumped by Telstra and spent just one chaotic year at Optus.
Management
Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer seek re-election to Microsoft board
Chairman Gates and retiring CEO Ballmer are standing for re-election despite recent moves to oust them.
Breach
Adobe hacked: customer data, source code accessed
Brian Krebs Adobe has revealed it was the victim of sophisticated cyber attacks on its networks by hackers who accessed data belonging to millions of customers along with the source code to some of its popular software titles.
Privacy
Tweet away but the boss is watching
Employers are allowing workers private internet use but there are strings attached, reports Nate Cochrane.
Privacy
NSA admits tracking US mobile phones
The NSA has admitted that it recently operated a surveillance program that involved collecting Americans' mobile phone location data.
Banking
Banks sharpen focus on mobile, tablets
Nate Cochrane Australia's first internet bank is shifting its focus from websites to mobile apps as it seeks new ways to serve customers.
NBN
Website crowd-funds NBN FOI request
Lucy Battersby Australians are desperate enough for details about the National Broadband Network that they are willing to pay for it themselves.
Search
Teaching computers the meaning of words
Drew Turney Researchers have given a computer 100 million words in an effort to discern likely meanings.
Business
Microsoft investors push for chairman Bill Gates to step down
Three top investors in Microsoft are lobbying the board for Bill Gates to step down as chairman.
Security
Yahoo! offers $25 voucher to researcher who uncovered serious bug
If you uncover and report a security bug to Microsoft you might get up to $US100,000. But at Yahoo! it's much less than that.
Headquarters
At Apple Campus 2, security will be a priority
Apple needs a new campus to fit its exploding number of employees. But the main reason for it's new campus is enhanced security.
Privacy
John McAfee's device aims to block NSA surveillance
John McAfee plans to thwart the NSA's surveillance with an inexpensive, pocket-size gadget.
Business
Australian tech start-up Calico questions Google's use of its name
Ben Grubb Jack Owens, the co-founder of Calcio, will hold a call with Google this week to discuss it use of his company's name.
Acquisition
Intel to acquire Aussie tech company Sensory Networks for $21m
Ben Grubb Australian technology company Sensory Networks has agreed to be acquired by Intel for $21.5 million.
Expansion
$16m cash injection a boon for Readify
Nate Cochrane Graeme Strange has 16 million new reasons to smile after a cash injection buys Readify time and 150 new staff.
Management
Bulk of IT spend tipping away from CIOs
Stuart Corner Responsibility for IT budgets is slipping away from CIOs as business units increase their involvement in technology strategy and purchasing decisions.
Business
Apple overtakes Coca-Cola as most valuable brand: study
Apple has unseated Coca-Cola as the world's No. 1 brand, as the company founded by Steve Jobs is a leader in design and performance, according to a study.
Management
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer farewells the 'time of my life'
New video has emerged of outgoing Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer bidding a very emotional farewell to a packed stadium at an annual employee meeting likely to be his last.
Cyber security
UK seeks full cyber warfare capability
Britain will recruit hundreds of computer experts to defend its vital networks against cyber attacks and launch high-tech assaults of its own, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday.
Protocol
Australia urged to embrace new internet protocol
Stuart Corner Australia is lagging in the adoption of IPv6 and our tardiness could threaten the international competitiveness of Australian businesses.
Surveilance
NSA tracks US social connections
James Risen Metadata, Facebook, travel and insurance information, GPS location and bank codes - there's not much NSA doesn't know.
Cyber security
Is hacking in self-defence legal?
Liam Tung Organisations under a cyber attack may have an unusual defence option. A legal expert says retaliatory hacking might not be illegal in Australia.
Mobility
Gadget turns iPhone into satellite phone
Lucy Battersby A new device that turns iPhones into satellite phones is being used by Optus to push for a bigger share of Australia's fly-in-fly-out workforce.
Manufacturing
What 3D printing means for China, the world's biggest factory
It's hard not to wonder how 3D printing might affect global manufacturing and the country in the middle of it all: China.
Virtual currency
New fund launched for Bitcoin investors
A new investment vehicle lets wealthy and professional investors bet on virtual currency Bitcoin.
Lawsuit
Google must face lawsuit over scanning email messages in Gmail
Google must face a lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of illegally opening and reading the contents of email sent through Gmail.
Security
Hacker 'mercenaries' linked to Japan, South Korea spying
A small, sophisticated hacking group is responsible for breaches at government agencies and companies in Japan and South Korea.
Venture capital
Start-up king Ori Allon raises another $US20m
Stephen Hutcheon Urban Compass, a start-up co-founded by Ori Allon, the serial entrepreneur who got his first big break in Australia, has raised $US20 million in new funding round from some of the biggest names in venture capital.
Broadband
NBN Co corporate plan shows project on track
Lucy Battersby The cost of connecting each premise to the NBN has dropped to less than $2500, a leaked copy of NBN Co's latest three-year plan shows.
Analysis
By going private, BlackBerry may buy time to fix itself
A deal to take BlackBerry private will not necessarily resolve its challenges, but it gives the struggling company some breathing room.
Tablets
Surface 2: a business tool pitched at the wrong crowd
Matthew Hall Following the launch of Microsoft's Surface Pro 2, the question seems to be: what is it for?
Procurement
NSW to take to the cloud, develop digital strategy
Sylvia Pennington Increasing government use of cloud computing and improving the skills of government IT workers are next on the NSW technology reform agenda.
Procurement
Local councils club together to save on software
Sylvia Pennington NSW local authorities have harnessed group buying power to negotiate a software licensing agreement and save $3 million.
Broadband
Malcolm Turnbull issues new instructions to NBN Co
Lucy Battersby NBN Co told to complete existing fibre construction contracts and to start testing copper-based broadband technologies, but has left long-term changes to the project to the outcome of a strategic review and independent audit.
Surveillance
NSW prison jams smuggled phones
Nick Ralston Prisoners can forget about using smuggled mobile phones with a NSW jail becoming the first in Australia to introduce phone-jamming technology.
Open source
Open-source platform gains popularity in government
Stuart Corner So popular has a little-known open-source program become within federal government agencies that there is now a shortage of expertise in Canberra.
Business
BlackBerry failed to keep pace with rivals
In just a short time, BlackBerry went from being the coolest gadget-maker on the planet to one apparently destined for the history books.
Start-up
Australian start-up has Adobe in sight
Matthew Hall How to make it in America? Sam Chandler has a few clues. He turned a small Melbourne software company into a bustling disrupter.
Tablets
Microsoft tweaks Surface 2 tablet, but still the same old formula
Weak reaction to new Microsoft products rarely discourages the company, and the Surface is no exception.
Broadband
Malcolm Turnbull called for NBN Co board's scalps
Malcolm Turnbull will release an interim statement of expectations to NBN Co today, with new instructions for the government-owned enterprise.
Business
BlackBerry reaches $5 billion deal to go private
BlackBerry has reached an agreement to be taken private by a group led by Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings.
Broadband
Coalition wrecking NBN: Anthony Albanese
Lucy Battersby and Madeleine Heffernan Anthony Albanese says news that NBN Co's board is resigning en masse is a sign the Coalition is wrecking the NBN.
Government
Soldier apps to help with PTSD
Sylvia Pennington New apps and doctor tools aim to help military personnel who've become psychological casualties of war.
Security
LinkedIn users allege company hacked their email
LinkedIN is being sued by customers who claim the company appropriated their identities for marketing purposes by hacking into their external email accounts.
Business
Ballmer reveals biggest regret at helm of Microsoft
Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says his biggest regret is missing the boat on smartphones — but he says the software giant should not admit defeat just yet.
Business
BlackBerry's demise feared after dire results
BlackBerry has warned it expects to report a huge quarterly operating loss next week and that it will cut more than a third of its global workforce.
Security
Australia main conduit for cyber attacks
Australia is emerging as a major conduit for targeted cyber attacks, a report shows, as online criminals shift their gaze towards Asia.
Government
Government departments failing to recoup personal phone costs
Lucy Battersby Government departments are failing to keep strict controls on phone expenses, according to the Victorian Auditor-General.
Privacy
Verizon's lack of transparency 'disappointing': cyber-rights group
Nate Cochrane US technology providers are siding with their customers, and so is Verizon.
Security
Hackathon attempts to crack iPhone 5s fingerprint scanner
Hackers have welcomed the release of the iPhone 5s with a contest to crack the device's fingerprint scanner.
Innovation
What Marita Cheng did next
Sylvia Pennington This twenty-four year old had so many choices. She picked the boldest one.
Business
Nokia to pay out millions to CEO Stephen Elop
Now that Microsoft is buying Nokia's mobile business, former CEO Stephen Elop is set for a multi-million dollar payout.
